House debates
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why are Australians worse off since the election of the Rudd government? - Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the government’s claims that fighting inflation is its No. 1 priority. How will a new tax that will increase the price of domestic gas in... - Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why is the government’s budget right for the times and how does it meet the challenges of the future? - Taxation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the government’s claim that fighting inflation is their No. 1 priority. Treasurer, how does increasing the price of motor vehicles by $555... - Budget (18 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. At this time of global economic uncertainty, why is it so important that the government’s budget measures are passed in full? - Taxation (20 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How does increasing the price of alcohol through $3.1 billion in higher taxation reduce inflation? - Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance— - Vocational Education and Training (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. Will the minister detail the government’s progress in... - Taxation (7 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer, and I refer him to his remark earlier in question time that the policy decisions in his budget had been to reduce taxation. Would the Treasurer explain... - Building Australia Fund (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister outline to the House the benefits for the economy and infrastructure of... - Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, I refer to the fact that the government will channel $40 billion from the 2007-08 and 2008-09 surpluses into three different spending funds.... - Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister outline to the House any recent achievements in health and how these achievements could be jeopardised? - Interest Rates (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Why did the Treasurer beg the Reserve Bank to raise rates at the beginning of the year when he said inflation, then at three per cent, was out of... - Vocational Education and Training (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Social Inclusion. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House about the... - Council of Australian Governments Reform Fund (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the government’s statement confirming that some of the $40 billion from the next two budget surpluses will be channelled... - Beijing Olympic Games (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sport. Will the minister update the House on Australia’s achievements at the recent Olympic Games in Beijing and achievements off the field to harness the...
